Question

The diagram shows a food web in a grassland.

A diagram of a food web is shown. Arrows are drawn from grass to grasshopper, grass to squirrel, grass to mouse, grasshopper to the lizard, grasshopper to hawk, squirrel to hawk, mouse to snake, mouse to hawk and snake to hawk.

What best describes the role of the squirrel in the food web?

A primary consumer that is food for the hawk and snake

A secondary consumer that is food for the hawk and snake

A primary consumer that is food for a single predator, the hawk

A secondary consumer that is food for a single predator, the hawk

Answer 1

Answer: c

Step-by-step explanation:

The squirrel eats the grass, making it a primary consumer. Then, the squirrel is consumed by only one animal: the hawk.